Remarks on the species composition of ephemeral flush communities on paleotropical rock outcrops

Phytocoenologia

Volumn 35, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 389-401

  Porembski, Stefan ^a,b   Watve, Aparna ^a,c  

^a Allgemeine und Spezielle Botanik ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Africa; Carnivorous plants; Ferricretes; India; Inselbergs; Insularity; Rare species

Indexed keywords

FERRICRETE; INSELBERG; PLANT COMMUNITY;

COMMELINACEAE; CYPERACEAE; DROSERACEAE; ERIOCAULACEAE; LENTIBULARIACEAE; POACEAE; XYRIDACEAE;

EID: 31344439755     PISSN: 0340269X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0340-269X/2005/0035-0389     Document Type: Review

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